Inquired

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inquired}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Inquiring}.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre,
     F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in +
     quarere to seek. See {Quest} a seeking, and cf. {Inquiry}.]
     [Written also {enquire}.]
     1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by


        putting queries.
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              We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
                                                    57.
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              Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
              Lord answered him.                    --1 Sam.
                                                    xxiii. 4.
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     2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
        of knowledge; to make examination.
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              And inquire
              Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom.
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     Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked;
           as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by
           concerning, after, or about, before the subject of
           inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning
           his welfare. "Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning
           this." --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when
           search is made for particular knowledge or information;
           as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is
           followed by for or after when a place or person is
           sought, or something is missing. "Inquire in the house
           of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." --Acts ix. 11.
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